Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2024–PRESENT BORN: BIZEN, JAPAN
Los Angeles Dodgers
All-Star ×1 All-MLB 2025 WBC 2026
Career
24 W · 2.70 ERA · 375 K
333.0 IP · 1.02 WHIP · 59 G
2026 Season
5-4 · 2.86 ERA
69.1 IP · 69 K · 1.00 WHIP
Last 30 Days
3-2 · 2.84 ERA
31.7 IP · 37 K · 0.98 WHIP
Salary / Contract
2026: $12M
FA
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2026 Salary Note Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 2026 salary is $12M. Salary History →
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Across 59 MLB appearances, with a 2.70 ERA and 375 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary & contract info, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
2024 LAD 7 2 3.00 18 18 0 90.0 78 30 22 105 1.11
2025 LAD 12 8 2.49 30 30 0 173.2 113 48 59 201 0.99
2026 LAD 5 4 2.86 11 11 0 69.1 54 22 15 69 1.00
Career Totals 24 14 2.70 59 59 0 333.0 245 100 96 375 1.02
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 LAD 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 LAD 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - First Team (1): 2025
  • Pitcher of the Month (2): 2025, 2025
  • World Series MVP (1): 2025
All-Star Selections

2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2024$13,333,333
2025$14,166,667
2026$12,000,000

Career Total: $39,500,000 (3 seasons)

Average: $13,166,667

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

Contract

12yr/$325M (FA)
Year 3 of 12
Base Salary $12,000,000 Deferred None Signing Bonus $50M (paid 2024) Opt-out After Year 6, 8 Structure Backloaded

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is in the third season of a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the largest ever for a pitcher.

Salary Note

Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 2026 Opening Day salary with LAD is $16,166,667 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

Contract Detail

2024–2035: 12yr/$325M FA (Current)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is in the third season of a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the largest ever for a pitcher. Signed in December 2023 through posting from the Orix Buffaloes, the deal includes a $50 million signing bonus paid in 2024, opt-outs after the sixth and eighth seasons, and no deferred money. The posting fee was approximately $50.625 million. The contract is backloaded, with annual base salary increasing over the life of the deal. His 2026 base salary is $12,000,000.

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result IPHERBBKHR
May 31 vs PHI 9-1 W 5.1 4 0 2 10 0
May 24 @ MIL 5-1 W 7.0 7 1 1 3 0
May 18 @ SD 0-1 L 7.0 3 1 2 8 1
May 12 vs SF 2-6 L 6.1 6 5 0 8 3
May 4 @ HOU 8-3 W 6.0 5 3 1 8 1
Apr 27 vs MIA 5-4 W 5.0 5 3 4 4 1
Apr 21 @ SF 1-3 L 7.0 6 3 2 7 0
Apr 14 vs NYM 2-1 W 7.2 4 1 1 7 1
Apr 7 @ TOR 4-1 W 6.0 5 1 1 6 0
Apr 1 vs CLE 1-4 L 6.0 4 2 1 2 1
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.